All machines are slightly different, so you need a short lesson when you start work in a new office.
所有的机器都稍微有些不同，所以当你新到一个办公室开始工作时，你需要进行短期培训。
高三英语课文
Unit 18 Office Equipment
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反义：identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
n. 办公室;办公楼;问询处;重要官职;
💡 fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
adv. 轻微地，轻轻地;细长地，苗条地;〈罕〉轻蔑地;粗;
"Her hearing was found to be slightly defective."
经检查，她的听力有点缺陷。
近义：lightly, gently, dimly
adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地;
n. 短裤;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取;
vi. 短路;
💡 削头”（谐音）削了头人还能不 矮吗？ 网友：双木成林 补充：缩的（谐音），这样就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反义：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome
n. 教训，训诫;功课;课程，一堂课;[宗]日课;
vt. 教训，训斥;教课;向…授课;
💡 less(少)+on(上):少上一节 课
"the aims of the lesson"
本课教学目标
近义：lecture, reading, class, lessons, punishment, chastisement